Memorials & Monuments
on the Isle of Wight
- Shanklin -
- Shanklin War Memorial -

Location

At corner of Chine Avenue and High Street, Shanklin, Isle of Wight
 
IWM War Memorials Archive Record

Link : War Memorials Archive Reference 21850
 
Historic England Listing Status

The War Memorial was Listed at Grade II in 2020. See Shanklin War Memorial, HE Listing
 
Isle of Wight Council Local Listing Status

The War Memorial has been included in the list of structures of Local importance held by the Isle of Wight Council (June 2008).
 
Description

White Portland stone cross, designed by Mr E C Cooper of Shanklin.
Built by T J Ellery, masons, of Ryde, at a cost of £100.
The site, Vernon meadows, was donated by Mrs White Popham, who unveiled the memorial on 11th November 1920, with the dedication being given by the Rev R M Curwen.

Following a campaign by Mr Derek Kent, the World War II names were added in 1995; the memorial was designed by Mr Barry Hall, and the dedication and unveiling ceremony took place on 11th November 1995.

The World War II names include those of 13 Fire Service personnel killed when Shanklin Fire Station was bombed during an air raid on the town. These 13 people are also commemorated on the National Memorial of the United Kingdom Fire Service near St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Further names of World War II fatalities have been added subsequently. (These include S Prince, M Matthews, and F S Payne).

The gates of the War Memorial bear the initials RH and SH in memory of the brothers Roger Hawtrey (died 1942) and Stephen Scott Hawtrey (died 1951). Biographical information



Not listed on memorial, but with Shanklin connections :

B R U Brannon, who died 08/11/1918 was the son of Mrs. Brannon, of Gatcombe House, Forest Gate, Essex, and the late Robert H. Brannon; husband of Gertrude Mabel Brannon, of Bella Vista, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. He is listed on the Department of Trade and Industry War Memorial

Memorial


Memorial in the 1930's


Memorial in 2005


Memorial in 2005


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Memorial in 2005


Memorial in 1995


Memorial in 2007 - note additional names

Inscription


 

Further Information

Name	Links	Other Information
1914 - 1918
CHARLES ALLEN	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WILFRED G AYLING	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
NORBERT R BAINES	CWGC record ...
LESLIE W BANTING	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
RICHARD J BALLARD	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
FREDERICK A BASSETT	CWGC record ...
WALTER J BEYNON	CWGC record ...
E ALGERNON C BLAKE	CWGC record ...	Memorial plaque at Shanklin : St Saviour's Church
FREDERICK E BOOKER	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
ALFRED BRETT	CWGC record ...
ARCHIBALD BROWN	CWGC record ...
FRANK BROWN	CWGC record ...
SYDNEY BUNCE	CWGC record ...
THOMAS CHAMBERLAIN	CWGC record ...
WILFRED CHARLO	CWGC record ...
EDWARD F COATES	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
JACK COATES	CWGC record ... Edwin Harry Coates	Biographical information
BERTRAM COOKE	CWGC record ...
H CECIL F COTTON	CWGC record ...
H CURTIS-RALEIGH	CWGC record ...
JAMES DOWNER	CWGC record ...
ARTHUR E C EDMUNDS	CWGC record ...
GEORGE W EDMUNDS	CWGC record ...
COLIN D FINLAY	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
WALTER J FINLAY	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
HENRY FLEMING	CWGC record ...
W VICTOR FORTEATH	CWGC record ...
REGINALD W FRAMPTON	CWGC record ...
CHARLES FULLER	No CWGC record	Charles Pitman Fuller served with the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve from 1886 to 1916. Invalided out of the RNR in 1916, he died in 1917.
W EDGAR GAY	CWGC record ...
WILLIAM GRIFFITHS	CWGC record ...
FRED HALL	CWGC record ...
FREDERICK E HAYDEN	CWGC record ...
OXLEY W J HAYDEN	No CWGC record	Oxley Hayden served with the Rifle Brigade from 1906 - 1915 and was discharged as medically unfit due to epilepsy. He died in 1918 in Ware, Hertfordshire.
FREDK G HENSTRIDGE	CWGC record ...
HAROLD G HOWLETT	CWGC record ...
ALBERT HODGES	CWGC record ...	Biographical information Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
SETON M HUTCHINSON	CWGC record ...
WILLIAM A JAMIESON	CWGC record ...
JIM JEFFERY	CWGC record ...
MONSELL F JENKINS	CWGC record ...
FRED JOLLIFFE	CWGC record ...
THOMAS W KEMP	CWGC record ...
ALBERT E KENT	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
GEORGE H KINGSWELL	CWGC record ... Australian War Memorial record ...
GERALD G KNIGHTON	CWGC record ...
JOHN H LEGG	CWGC record ...
HENRY N LE MARCHANT	CWGC record ...	Memorial plaque in St Blasius' Church
EDWIN LEWIS	CWGC record ...	Biographical information Additional inscription on family grave, Christ Church, Sandown
HARRY J LOWE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
C WILLIAM MARTIN	CWGC record ...
AMBROSE MATTHEWS	CWGC record ...
ARTHUR H MATTHEWS	CWGC record ...
SIDNEY A MATTHEWS	CWGC record ...
GEORGE W MERWOOD	CWGC record ... George J Merwood
WILLIAM F MILLARD	CWGC record ... not found
H N VANDERLURE MILLS	CWGC record ...
WILLIAM G NEWNHAM	CWGC record ...
WILLIAM NICHOLAS	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
MERVYN H NUNN	CWGC record ...	Memorial plaque in St St Saviour's Church
ARTHUR ODELL	CWGC record ...
G ODELL	CWGC record ...
EDWARD T PAVEY	CWGC record ... Edwin Thomas Pavey
HERBERT PEACH	CWGC record ...
A GORDON PERKINS	CWGC record ...
ERNEST W PERKINS	CWGC record ...
FREDERIC J PHILLIPS	CWGC record ... Veteran Affairs Canada record ...
JAMES H POCOCK	CWGC record ...
TOM POWELL	CWGC record ...
ARCHIBALD G PRENTICE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
MONTAGUE C PROUTEN	CWGC record ...
FRANK RIDDING	CWGC record ...	L J F R Ridding. See Biographical Information
ALBERT E ROGERS	CWGC record ...
BERNARD ROLFE	CWGC record ...
WILLIAM SALTER	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
HENRY P SARGENT	CWGC record ...
HAROLD W SEARLE	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
J S SCHAFER	CWGC record ...
SIDNEY F SIBBECK	CWGC record ... F Sibbick
CHARLES O SIMMONDS	CWGC record ...
EDWARD SIMMONDS	CWGC record
WILLIAM F SNOOK	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
HENRY C SPENCER	CWGC record ...	Biographical Information
ERNEST H SPRACK	CWGC record ...
PERCY STAMP	CWGC record ...
ARTHUR THWAITES	CWGC record ... Archie Thwaites	Additional inscription on family grave at Sandown Christ Church Churchyard
EDWIN A TRIBBECK	CWGC record ...
EDMUND R TRUEMAN	CWGC record ...
HARRY TUTTON	CWGC record ...
FREDERICK W URRY	CWGC record ...
ALBERT WHITTER	CWGC record ...
WALTER H WOODFORD	CWGC record ...
LEIGHTON L MORPHEW	CWGC record ...
JACK YOUNG	CWGC record ...
WILLIAM GEORGE GOLDRING	CWGC record ...
GORDON C H CHAMBERS	CWGC record ...
G GORE-BROWNE	CWGC record ...	Memorial at Brook St Mary's Churchyard
FREDERICK E JELLEY	CWGC record ...
ALBERT MORRIS	CWGC record ...
RICHARD M PHILLIPS	CWGC record ...	Commemorated at Tower Hill Memorial, London
LEWIS ROSSNER	CWGC record ...	WW II casualty, listed among WW I casualties Biography and circumstances of death
WILLIAM A SHARPE	CWGC record ...	Buried in 7th Field Ambulance Cemetery, Gallipoli
SYDNEY SQUIBB	CWGC record ...
CHARLES M TAYLOR	CWGC record ... not found
FREDERICK WILLMOTT	CWGC record ...
HENRY G WILLMOTT	CWGC record ...
1939 - 1945
V ADAMS	CWGC record ...
R BAKER	CWGC record ... not found
E BARBER	CWGC record ...
D BRENNEN	CWGC record ...	Biography and circumstances of death
M C BROWN	CWGC record ...
P BURKE	CWGC record ... not found
J DANBRIDGE	CWGC record ... for J J DANDRIDGE - Memorial entry is incorrect
W DIMOND	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
C GOODMAN	CWGC record ...
J GOULDING	CWGC record ... not found for J Goulding.	Research by John Bloodworth indicates that this is J B Golden
B GRIMES	CWGC record ...
E HARWOOD	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
R HENDRICKSE	CWGC record ...
J HESK	CWGC record ...	Biography and circumstances of death
W F G HOLLISTER	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
L D HUMPHREY	CWGC record ...
A E HUNT	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
BOB MORRIS	Possible CWGC record ...	If this is Robert Graham Morris, he is buried at Bonchurch (St Boniface) Churchyard
W E MORRIS	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
G NEWNHAM	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
G PALMER	CWGC record ...	H.M.S. Royal Oak sinking
G PEEL	CWGC record ... not found
S PRICE	CWGC record ... not found.	This is probably a wrongly inscribed version of S PRINCE
R TREVOR-ROPER	CWGC record ...	Biography and circumstances of death
W SHEEHAN	CWGC record ...
R E STEPTOE	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
C STEVENS	CWGC record ... not found for C Stevens.	Research by John Bloodworth indicates that this is O C Stephens
D SHRIMPTON	CWGC record ...	Buried at Shanklin Cemetery
G A SILSBURY	CWGC record ... not found
R TUTTON	CWGC record ...	H.M.S. Royal Oak sinking
H WADE	No CWGC record under this name	This refers to Harold Frederick Strickley , who had been adopted by Mrs Lane (and later Mrs Wade) of the Napier Hotel, Shanklin.
P LLOYD-WARD	CWGC record ... not found	Biography and possible circumstances of death
E WEEKS	CWGC record ...	Biography and circumstances of death
H WHEWAY	CWGC record ...	Biographical information
J WHITE	CWGC record ... not found for J White. Possible CWGC record ...	Could be Henry George White of Shanklin
W WHITTER	CWGC record ... not found for W Whitter.	Research by John Bloodworth indicates that this is P A Whitter
S PRINCE	CWGC record ...
M MATTHEWS	CWGC record ...	Biography and circumstances of death
F S PAYNE	CWGC record ...	Biography and circumstances of death
- FIRE PERSONNEL -
R W ATTRILL, D/RIDER	CWGC record ...
J H BLUNDELL	CWGC record ...
A B BROWN	CWGC record ...
D COHEN	CWGC record ...
I C DAY	CWGC record ...	Buried in Shanklin Cemetery
L ELDRIDGE, D/RIDER	CWGC record ...	Buried in Brading St Mary's Churchyard
F GLANTZSPIGEL	CWGC record ... Harry Glantzspigel	Buried at East Ham Jewish Cemetery
E S HARRIS	CWGC record ...
T J HEALY	CWGC record ...
R HOWARD, F/WOMAN	CWGC record ...
L A JACOBS	CWGC record ...
E J KINGSWELL	CWGC record ...
P J SHEATH	CWGC record ...	Buried at Carisbrooke Mount Joy Cemetery
Others associated with Shanklin : WW I
Walter Henry Appel	CWGC record ...	Born in Newport, enlisted Portsmouth. Son of G. H. and Emily Louisa Appel, of Hampden Lodge, St. George's Rd., Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Died 5th October 1917. The Isle of Wight County Press of 20th October 1917 has the death notice with "second son of G H Appel, East Cowes (formerly of Newport)". He is recorded incorrectly as APPEL, H H at the Newport War Memorial.
Frederick Charles Cobb	CWGC record ...	Son of Edward W. and Rosalie E. M. Cobb, of Church Hill Cottage, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Died 25th September 1915
Horace Vincent Hemingway	CWGC record ...	Son of Alfred and Martha Hemingway, of "Fulford," Wilton Park Rd., Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Native of Barrow-in-Furness. Died 2nd October 1918
James Greig Mitchell Henderson	CWGC record ...	M.C., mentioned in dispatches. Son of the Rev. James Henderson, of Greengates, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Died 18 August 1916.
Thomas Hull	CWGC record ...	Son of Tom William Hull, of 2, Gatten Villa, Regent St., Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and the late Isabel Hull. Died 29th April 1917.
Frederick J Miller	CWGC record ...	Son of Christopher William and Sarah Arm Miller, of Turret House, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Native of London. Died 13th March 1918
L F Powell	CWGC record ...	Husband of E. M. Powell, of 1, Devonshire Villas, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Died 9th April 1917
Arthur Hilliard Williams Temple	CWGC record ...	Son of the Rev. Robert and Mrs. Temple; husband of Enid Powys Temple, of Albert Lodge, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Died 14th December 1914 Biographical information Son-in-law of Percy Goddard Stone, architect of the County War Memorial inter alia
Others associated with Shanklin : WW II
Reginald Charles Cox	CWGC record ...	Civilian War Dead: M.A., M.I.C.E.; of 20 Balliol House, Manor Fields. Son of Charles and Rose Cox, of Craigmore, Shanklin, Isle of Wight; husband of Marguerite Susie Kate Cox. Died at Putney Hospital. Died 18 June 1944, aged 63.
Joyce Ethel Glover	CWGC record ...	Civilian War Dead: of 83 Leesland Road, Gosport. Daughter of Mrs. William Pearce (formerly Mathews), of 20 Hyde Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight, and of the late William Henry Mathews; wife of Samuel Glover. Died at Tribe Road, Gosport. Died 20 September 1941, aged 21.
Charles Leslie Stallard	CWGC record ...	Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Stallard; husband of K. Stallard, of Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Died 14 April 1943 in Tunisia. Reported by the Isle of Wight County Press of 30 April 1943. Biographical information
Harold Frederick Strickley	CWGC record ...	First-class Stoker Harry Strickley, adopted son of Mrs. Lane (and later of Mrs. Wade), of Napier Hotel, Shanklin. Died 14 October 1939 in H.M.S. Royal Oak sinking
Walter Reginald Benjamin Tutton	CWGC record ...	Civilian War Dead : of 69 Gainsford Road Southampton. Son of the late George and Alice Jane Tutton, of Devonshire House, Hope Road, Shanklin, Isle of Wight. Injured 11 September 1940, at the Airport, Southampton; died at Royal South Hants Hospital.